10:45 AM,
Jul. 8, 2012

Albany chief of police Shannon Henry sits in his office after several sleepless days serving his town during a power outage.

Written by

Lisa Nellessen-Lara

The sign on the door to the small Albany office is simple: Shannon N. Henry, Chief of Police.

It's a humble sign for a humble man - and doesn't begin to do justice to what Henry really does - and is to the community in which he was born, raised and is now protecting.

Just inside the door of that office, behind a glass case, lies something that gets you a little closer to the man behind the badge. Badges, actually, lots of them. Albany EMS. Delaware County EMS Advanced EMT. Albany Fire Department. He's worn many hats, most of them simultaneously. ...